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Captain John Spotswood

Spotswood park is dedicated to Captain John Spotswood born circa 1748, grandson of Royal Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood of Virginia. Captain John Spotswood, soldier of the American Revolution, served honorably as a member of the Continental Army 10th Virginia Regiment. ...

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Father Junipero Serra / Fray Junipero Serra

 

Marker 1:

Father Junipero Serra

Donated by Wm Hannon Foundation

Commemorating San Fernando Mission

Sept 1797 - Sept 1997

Marker 2:

Fray Junipero Serra

1713-1784

Founder of the California Missions

In Memory of Eugenie B. Hannon

Marker is on ...

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Commodore Jacob Jones

Born 1768, near this site. Commanded U.S. Sloop Wasp in notable victory over superior British sloop Frolic, October, 1812, off Cape Hatteras. Commanded frigate Constitution 1818-1829. Died August, 1850. Buried at Cecilton, Maryland. Reinterred in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, with ...

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"Shoeless" Joe Jackson

Carolina Legends

Shoeless Joe

Jackson began his

playing career with the

Greenville Spinners. After

moving up to the majors, he

became one of the greatest

hitters of all-time. After playing

13 seasons in the majors,

he compiled a .356 average,

the third highest in Major

League Baseball

history.

Marker can be reached from ...

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Sgt. John B. Maberry

Medal of Honor Recipient

Born December 17, 1841, John B. Maberry was the son of John and Temperance Brockson Maberry of Duck Creek Hundred. Responding to the call of his country, he enlisted in the Union Army’s Company F, First Regiment, ...

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Johnston's Headquarters

Site of Hq. of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, April 1~4, 1862. After his death at Shiloh, April 6, body was brought here where it lay in state, April 7, 1862.

Marker is on Fillmore Street, on the right when traveling south. ...

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James Wilson Marshall

And the Coloma Valley

James Marshall arrived in the “Collumah”, valley home of the Nisenan, on May 8, 1847 to map the site for a sawmill he was to build in partnership with John Sutter. On August 18, Marshall returned with ...

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John Bruce

This tablet in honor of

John Bruce

One of the earliest settlers in Darien

and donor of the land for this park

to the Village of Darien

This highway is an old Indian Trail

and Territorial Road. It was, and now is,

used as a military road ...

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General Arthur E. Brown, Jr.

A 1953 graduate of West Point, Gen. Brown culminated a 36-year military career as Director of the Army Staff (1983-1987) and Vice-Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1987-1989).

Inducted 2007

City of Florence Walk of Honor

Marker is on Hightower Place. ...

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Justice John A. McKinley

First serving as a member of the U.S. Senate (1826-1830), John McKinley was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Van Buren, becoming the first justice from Alabama.

Marker is on Hightower Place.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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